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Pucca houses, clean roads, water supply at 7 am, lush green fields are sights such that are rare even in the most developed of towns, but Hiware Bazar near Pune is a unique and successful experiment. Its story is unique as it presents an alternate model of development based on simple methods.

A private bank in Bulandshahar in Uttar Pradesh has taken an initiative to introduce banking to rural women in order to make them self reliant. Women, who have never stepped into a bank earlier are taught how to bank. Close to 60 women are learning banking at a local government school in Bulandshahar. Nasreen, mother of two, may not know how old she is but knows exactly how much money she's saved from her embroidery work.

The passing of the Bill against Manual Scavengers in Parliament has come across as a major milestone in eradicating the ancient practice. NGOs like the Sulabh International have taken a progressive step in bringing respect back to the lives of the manual scavengers and have guided them to a better future.

Seventeen-year-old Ayesha Aziz has become an inspiration for many teenagers as she is set to become the youngest pilot to fly a commercial aircraft. For Ayesha, who comes from Baramullah in Kashmir, she says sky is the limit.

Nita Ambani, the founder and chairperson of Dhirubhai Ambani International School visited Rudraprayag Saturday to monitor the work that was being done by the Reliance group, three months after the state of Uttarakhand was wrecked by a massive flood.

An inspiration to many, the visually impaired have set extraordinary examples of courage and optimism. Now an NGO is taking it a step further by airing a 13-episode TV series with Naseeruddin Shah to change societal mindsets towards the visually impaired.

A music scholar from Bangalore is attempting to create a national sound archive of the country. The voice of Gauhar Jaan, the prima donna of India's classical music and the first musician to record commercially for the Gramophone company back in 1902 in Calcutta, was nearly lost, until Vikram Sampath stepped in.

Two brothers from Patna, Nilay Singh and Ankur Singh, can give Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg a run for his money. Working out of a one-room apartment in Patna, the two unassuming brothers are taking on Mark Zuckerberg and have launched a new social networking website Jumpbook, claiming it offers much more than Facebook does.

A music scholar from Bangalore is attempting to create a national sound archive of the country. The voice of Gauhar Jaan, the prima donna of India's classical music and the first musician to record commercially for the Gramophone company back in 1902 in Calcutta, was nearly lost, until Vikram Sampath stepped in.

Paralympic athlete Devendra Jhajharia fought against all odds and overcame his physical challenges to win the gold in javelin at the Athletics World Championships. Jhajharia was 8-year-old when he lost his one arm after being accidentally electrocuted. Later, he was mocked by other kids in the village, who called him weak. However, he responded to this with grit and determination and started to practice with a bamboo javelin.

Making schools with a difference, an NGO uses basements of high rise societies to provide education to the children of construction workers and rickshaw pullers. The children are groomed for mainstream schools and many even get corporate sponsorships.

As major cities in India continue to suffer from lax traffic safety regulations and road fatalities, India has the world's largest number of road deaths, according to WHO's latest Global road safety report. A Gurgaon based doctor has stepped up to raise awareness about first aid to accident victims.